BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government rejected on Wednesday suggestions from opposition parties that a parliamentary votes on the euro zone's new fiscal discipline pact be delayed, saying it should be approved in tandem with the bloc's new bailout mechanism before the summer recess.
"In the view of the government, the fiscal pact and the ESM (European Stability Mechanism) will be decided before the summer break," government spokesman Steffen Seibert told a regular news briefing.
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